Oct 24, 2011
Today, by “living green” it’s possible for you to make a difference in our planet’s environment. From personal selections of products we use daily for every aspect of our lives to making a living with a green concept. The question becomes there are so many green living tips, where do we start?
Let’s start with “eating green”. By changing our diets to be more on plant-based foods than meats and dairy can lead to extra years of healthy living. This same diet reduces environmental damage and farm animal suffering. Eating Green brings to bear the science of a greener diet and its impact on the environment. Popeye was right, spinach and other high vibe fruits and veggies do a body good. Even the Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests having vegetables and fruits take up the largest portion of your diet and for this reason, many dieticians recommend shopping around the perimeter of the store (where produce is typically found). One-Fifth of U.S. Energy Consumption goes into food production and considering that the average U.S. citizen consumes 3,747 calories per day-1,200 more than is recommended-and that 19% of energy usage in the nation goes into producing and transporting food, Americans in general should cut back on how many calories they consume, both for their own health and that of the planet. Animal products and highly-processed foods require more energy to produce than fruits, vegetables and whole grains. According to David Pimenthal, “By just reducing junk food intake and converting to diets lower in meat, the average American could have a massive impact on fuel consumption as well as improving his or her health.”
“Shopping green”- By changing even one small area of your buying habits – body care, office supplies, cleaning supplies, clothing, food to more green responsible consumption, you can make a difference. Shopping green reduces pollution and toxins in the environment and promotes conservation of vital resources. Buying recycled paper, recycled glass, recycled plastic and other recycled products really does make a Difference! In the U.S., the average household generates more than one ton of waste per year, which on the average includes:
- 4 trees worth of paper
- 270 bottles and jars
- 450 metal cans
- 50 kilograms of plastic
The average person throws out at least one beverage container a day – that’s 365 a year!Buying recycled diverts waste from the landfill into useful purposes and saves resources and energy. If every household in the U.S. replaced just one roll of virgin fiber toilet paper with 100% recycled tissue, we could save:
- 297,000 trees
- 1.2 million cubic feet of landfill space (1,400 full garbage trucks’ worth)
- 122 million gallons of water (a year’s supply for 3,500 families of four) Shop green, shop eco and make a difference!
“Building Green”- Consider two similar construction projects. One was built traditionally-a developer hired an architect to draw up plans, a construction company built the offices to specifications, and an engineering company installed lighting, temperature control and water systems. The building serves its purpose just fine, but some workers complain about the air conditioner being too cold, that the air inside feels stuffy, and the office lighting feels “too artificial.” The second building was constructed by an integrated design-build-engineering team and was meticulously planned. It uses 30 percent less energy and water than the first building. The building is full of fresh air and naturallight, and workers miss fewer days due to illness. In fact, workers are proud to tell friends about their innovative “green” office building. Which building cost more to build?
Most people assume that a superior product costs a lot more and ask, “So how much extra will green cost me?” The more sophisticated questionis, “How soon will that extra cost get paid back?” But leading developers are now constructing high-performance green buildings at construction costs similar to traditional buildings or even lower. (Making the truly sophisticated question more like: “How can we design a building that delivers better performance, lower operating costs and lower initial costs?”) Think it’s more expensive? Think again.Despite the common perception that green building costs more, building green can help reduce operating costs with little or no additional construction cost. Numerous examples prove that green building can be cost-effective. In 2003, California’s Sustainable Building Task Force published “The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings,” a survey of 33 green buildings for which detailed financial data was available on both traditional and green scenarios. “The truth about the costs of green building” by Gil Friend.
“Cleaning green products”- cleaning products are used everywhere in our homes and offices: on dishes, countertops, furniture, clothes, floors, windows, and floating through the air. In our war on dirt and germs we may often actually be making things worse. Most of the conventional cleaning products we all grew up with are petroleum based and have dubious health and environmental implications. Instead of opting for cleaning products that annihilate everything in their path, there are plenty of natural products and methods that keep a house clean and fresh-smelling without the toxic side effects. As the health and environmental impacts of conventional cleaning products become more thoroughly understood, more and more brands of healthy, green, and effective cleaning products have started hitting the market and competing for that space under your sink. Many of these products are non-toxic, biodegradable, and made from renewable resources (not petroleum). But if designer labels aren’t for you, home-mixed cleaners can get the job done and then some. Vinegar and baking soda can be used to clean almost anything. Mix in a little warm water with either of these and you’ve got yourself an all-purpose cleaner.It is not uncommon for the air inside a home or office to be more toxic than the air outside. This is because of the presence of toxic materials and substances and the fact that homes and buildings are better insulated than ever before (which is a good thing from an energy standpoint). Keeping windows open as often as possible allows fresh air in and keeps toxins flowing out. This is especially important when cleaning your home.
“Driving green”- Buying a green car is just the first step in reducing the environmental impacts of automobile use. Your choice of vehicle is most important, but how you drive and how well you maintain your car, van, or light truck will also make a difference.The National Automobile Dealers Association has put together a new initiative to raise publicawareness of some simple ways to save money on gas and, at the same time, cut greenhouse gas emissions. It’s called the Green Checkup, and nearly 1,000 new-car and -truck dealers in all 50 states and Canada are offering this service at their dealerships for free.
“Earning green”- Finding a business that allows us all to earn green and at the same time making a difference with all the concepts of eating green, buying green, building green and cleaning green would be for the most part hard to imagine. The one that we found covered most every aspect of living green that we could find. The founder of the company is dedicated to making a difference and I can tell you, his company has made a difference in our family’s lives. If you would like to make a difference and earn green while doing so, this is one place you should investigate yourself. http://bit.ly/elm8F
About the Author
Rick Clark is a principle in two companies dealing in environmental science. Spill King is a company that manufactures a material used in the clean up of spills ranging from oil, gasoline, paint and many other hazardous materials. Green Balance Company is a developer of several environmemtally correct turf grass growth formulas currently beta testing on golf courses near you.
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Oct 06, 2011
When we discuss the environment, as with any topic, there are as many opinions as people and some will take their points to the extreme- either extreme.
The true need is for each of us to understand that we are borrowing the space we have here on earth for but a short time. When we borrow something, should we not be responsible and do our best to return it in the same or better condition in which we received it? We would expect that of a neighbor who borrowed a tool would we not?
The solution is in learning how to coexist with and “re”learn how to take care of and respect the things of this earth. Let us find ways to teach each other alternative methods for working with nature.
My grandpa was a farmer and my grandma, being part American Indian, was inherently a naturalist. When I was a young girl it was their guidance that taught me things like; garlic and marigolds planted with the crops kept the bugs from “eatin’ everything ‘afore we get it to the kitchen”. And of course Grandma would insist that it was the peppermint she had planted ’round the outside that kept the bugs from goin’ in the house. There were no pesticides to be found on the farm but the vegetables and the flower gardens always produced in abundance.
She always said: God didn’t put anything here by accident. He gave us everything we need. My grandmother knew how to use almost every plant or weed that grew in the Midwest. It’s those little bits of knowledge that I treasure most, like; ‘If you find poison ivy you can also grab the cure right from the ground (Spotted forget-me-not) normally not too far off’, or that steaming your head in bayberry leaves will kick out the nastiest of colds, or that vanilla is a good insect repellent, and the list goes on. Today, I realize I should have paid much closer attention.
I am not an extremist and I am not the greenest. I do respect the land and space that I borrow and try to be conscious of my behavior. There are things I don’t do because of cost, there I things I don’t do because of necessity (like trying to earn a living) or because I do enjoy some of the little luxuries of modern day like watching a little TV before bed, but I am mindful of what I do.
We DO compost our kitchen scraps, we DO plan vehicle trips to make every trip as effective and efficient as possible, we DO turn off the water while we brush our teeth and lots of other little things. We look for ways to do a better job of living green because it is the right thing to do. Most often living greener does not require a lot of effort, and frequently it even saves us some money; like the rain barrels we have used for years to water our vegetable garden and flowers.
I know barely a tenth of what my Grandma knew and she always was trying to learn more. Perhaps what we all need is a good teacher…
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To get your free whitepaper with tips on going green and sustainable living, visit www.GoingGreenExplained.com. Kathleen Cagiati has been practicing a green lifestyle and implementing sustainable living strategies for the last 30 years and shares her simple tips with you.
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Sep 14, 2011
Recently, we have seen many articles on environmental protection, mainly because all the companies believe that their future is closely related to the health of the Earth. Include the Oc equipment manufacturers, including many of the production elements in the pursuit of recycling, and pay special attention to the environmental performance of new and emerging technologies. This is not a new foundation or by one initiative will solve the problem. Our goal is for all people on this planet to be the most responsible parents. In many enterprises in the environmental issues at the same time, some manufacturers have kept the plant used equipment sent to landfill. Why? They only care about how much this will sell equipment, but never thought it could sell the equipment tomorrow? Of course, all the equipment dealers need to sell equipment, and printing services providers also need to use these products to meet customer demand printing. As with other things in life like the way people do things is the most important. Today, as we emphasized in the work and the production is?? Sustainability. Persist Recycling is now on our daily lives and businesses become increasingly important. Many families and businesses are regularly recycling paper, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles. This is the strategy of sustainable development is an important part?? Allow us to guarantee the life and work of existing standards while lowering environmental impact. Sustainable approach to life is not only reflected in the production of recycled supplies. For example, modern cars and major appliances and home electronics products mainly are used recyclable mechanism design. More importantly, the sustainability of the business has become an important criterion. Such as Oce 2006, published in “sustainability report” in detail in the description of the company’s parts, energy, water use and reuse of production waste treatment and disposal as well as staff safety and the environment . In addition, the report also contains the company’s shareholder views on the sustainable development strategy. Second Life To implement sustainable development strategies, we must first take into account in the design of components to reuse when the problem, and also to the logistics sector do not have the re-production process for the preparation of service. For example, the Oc company used in the production of a number of innovative design and high quality materials, it allows a lot of parts in the new system be re-use, and reduce the environmental impact of new equipment. We can end the economic life of equipment, when carried to its proper treatment and recycling as much as possible or re-equipment of parts. In this way, many parts are given a “second life” and in the appropriate “job” is playing its own heat. New laws and regulations promulgated by the many high-tech companies are in the process of formulating development strategies play an important role. RoHs (electrical and electronic equipment on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Directive) is one of the more famous a decree, which started from July 2006 entered into force in Europe, and starting in January of this year in the United States, California, entered into force. RoHS hazardous electronic waste to solve the environmental problems caused by a major act, it six hazardous materials (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), etc.) electronic and electrical equipment in use was limited. As a company based in Europe, Oc has also become the first implementation of the RoHS standard printing equipment manufacturers. Awareness With customers and potential customers in the process of talking, I deeply feel their awareness of environmental protection. Many companies want to know how to meet the market demand for environmentally friendly products. People feel good news is: With the American public’s growing awareness of green, environmentally friendly printing equipment also will usher in a bigger market. However, printing equipment and supplies is an integral part of the printing business. Your business in the end on environmental issues and how much energy? Do you own this website have been publicized? Do you have introduced to their customers on the environmental issues in your efforts? For example, some industrial and commercial printing services and print buyers in encouraging the use of recycled paper, or advising people to print a short version of live, in order to minimize waste. In the past few months, it was suggested that you buy energy efficient cars? My first few months of the “USA Today” last seen an article pointed out above, SUV (SUV) of all automotive sales in the proportion of the total has grown to 18%, this occurs mainly The reason is that this model is relatively low consumption of natural gas. At the same time, some major airports have begun to use natural gas instead of diesel oil as fuel for the airport bus, and to encourage taxi use of mixed fuel. This method not only can help people to save fuel costs, while improving the environment. Also, you can at home and companies are replaced by more environmentally friendly light bulbs, low voltage halogen, or compact fluorescent lamps. Only one person or one thing can not change our living environment, only if we join hands around the little things from our environment can be improved greatly. Let us work together from now on it. Protection of our environment can not only maintain the three-minute heat, but to promote this concept to the side of every family and every business. We do not expect everyone to claim the credit in the environment, but we all know: the constant sound with U.S. law, we are well prepared to protect the global environment. When Green became the enterprises to establish an important link between business and government to make an important factor in purchasing decisions when?? This has been staged in Britain?? That more companies realize that a negative responsibility of the parents has the advantage.
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